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| Rory McGrath admits stalking woman in Cambridge | Rory McGrath admits stalking woman in Cambridge |
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| Television personality Rory McGrath has admitted stalking a married woman for more than a year. | |
| McGrath, 60, of Grantchester Street, Cambridge, pleaded guilty at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court, in Cambridgeshire. | McGrath, 60, of Grantchester Street, Cambridge, pleaded guilty at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court, in Cambridgeshire. |
| He had been charged with following the woman, sending electronic messages and approaching her in the street. | |
| In November McGrath denied a charge of stalking without causing fear, alarm or distress, but he changed his plea on the first day of his trial. | |
| The offences happened in Cambridge over a 14-month period between June 2015 and August last year. | |
| More on this and other news from Cambridgeshire | |
| Prosecutors said McGrath sent letters to the woman's husband. | |
| His victim cannot be named for legal reasons. | |
| The TV star has appeared in programmes including BBC panel show They Think It's All Over and comedy documentary Three Men In A Boat. |